Wednesday, August 29, 2012

The Cove: Sign the Petition to Help Save Japan's DolphinsThe Cove exposes the slaughter of more than 20,000 dolphins and porpoises off the coast of Japan every year. Yet, the majority of the world is not aware this is happening. Be a part of the solution by signing and sharing this petition. 33 days left!

Search warrants filed Tuesday are shedding light on the charges being levied against Dogs Deserve Better founder Tamira Thayne.
According to the warrants, "animals are being maced and tased on regular basis". Investigators were able to recover one taser and seven cans of Mace from the Surry County property. Also taken into evidence was an invoice for the purchase of the Mace.
The paperwork further states that Thayne's dogs were being kept in unsuitable size crates "a minimum of 19 hours a day unless it is raining outside, then they are crated even longer."

Thanks to a dedicated animal rights activist and lawyer, we now have an up-to-date Freedom of Information Law file on Citipups. The link below will confirm what the Humane Society's investigation has already stated: Citipups buys their puppies from puppy millers and brokers. One of the brokers they use called "Critersville Kennels Inc." based in Nebraska has a problematic history with the USDA. Some of those problems include: transporting puppies in cages too small, transporting puppies in cages where the puppies feet fall through the bottom and transporting puppies without proper health and identity certification. Download the 32 page .pdf document here: http://www.mediafire.com/?nhmlkwd3r94wsld

Rescued elephant-David Sheldrick Wildlife TrustRescued on 22nd August, Faraja thoroughly enjoyed his first day out with the Nairobi herd today. He'd been a little aggressive since his rescue, understandable given he had lost his mother, likely speared! .... (read more on the link)

This was Ben at Jambbas Ranch—a filthy roadside zoo in North Carolina, where he spent several years confined to a cage on hard concrete. Ben was in prison, although he'd done nothing wrong.

Thanks to PETA, the Animal Legal Defense Fund, concerned citizens, and peta2 Street Teamers who fought for Ben, he has been rescued and released to a sanctuary in California!

Check Ben out now:Ben will spend the rest of his days doing the things that bears do naturally—no longer confined and neglected. But there are other animals at Jambbas who need your help. Speak up for them now!

Our Ministers for fisheries and the environment have the power to stop the approval of this industrial super trawler, but they need to hear we don't want it here. We need to speak up. We must convince them to refuse this vessel access to Australian fisheries. Please send an email to Fisheries Minister Joe Ludwig and Environment Minister Tony Burke below.

Protect Canada’s Species at Risk!If you're concerned about the future of Canada's endangered species, speak up now, before any changes are made to the federal Species at Risk Act. (There are talking points you can copy).